Too Many Elephants in this House by Ursula Dubosarsky

Too Many Elephants in this House is published by Penguin. With a deliciously retro feel, this is imaginative, childhood magic at its best.Ī must for picture book collectors – and kids. Naturally, Eric is devastated and will try anything to keep his baggy friends safe, including thinking up a very efficient means of elephant storage.ĭubosarsky’s penchant for childlike fun shines through in this adorable book, with Andy Joyner’s timeless and joy-filled illustrations taking her text to even greater heights. ‘There are too many elephants in this house,’ she says. There’s an entire herd of rollicking elephants delighting and engaging this young lad from dawn ’til dusk.īUT his mother doesn’t like it. On Wednesday 21 May at 11am (AEDT) the book was read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places all around Australia. In the living room, in the kitchen, in the hallway, bathroom and bedroom. And again in 2014 Too Many Elephants In This House was elected for the National Simultaneous Storytime. In fact, this book wouldn’t be even half way as cool if it didn’t have simply too many elephants, which raises the question: can anyone really have too many elephants?Įric really likes elephants. Review: The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May January 17, 2019Īuthor Ursula Dubosarsky? Check. His picture books include Too Many Elephants in this House (with Ursula Dubosarsky) and coming soon How Big is Too Small (with Jane Godwin) and Bob.Flames by Robbie Arnott January 21, 2019.A Little Taste of Australiana – Picture Books to Whet Your Aussie Appetite January 23, 2019.Hadamar: The House of Shudders – Inspirational Beginnings by Jason K Foster August 21, 2019.Guest Review: Wilam: A Birrarung Story August 25, 2019.

Too Many Elephants in this House by Ursula Dubosarsky